| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joe Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Kramer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Defalco inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Gary Crawford's layup is rejected by Bruce Drake | 36-24 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Scott Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker buries a jump hook from the left block | 36-26 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Jimmy Cole connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Joe Johnson | 38-26 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Kramer - foul #3 on Timothy Kramer, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Campbell (PF) Timothy Kramer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:00 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Jimmy Cole knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joe Johnson | 41-27 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker's floater is tipped away by Bruce Drake | 41-27 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker tips it back up and in | 41-29 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Jimmy Cole connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Joe Johnson | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 17:59 | Rice | Robert Defalco buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Joe Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 17:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Romano | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 17:13 | Rice | Gary Crawford's pass is intercepted by Joe Johnson | 43-31 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Jimmy Cole misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 16:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Romano | 43-31 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Robert Defalco can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-31 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Gary Crawford snags the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the jumper in the lane set up by Scott Lewis | 43-33 |
| 16:24 | Houston | William Romano picks off the pass by Jimmy Cole | 43-33 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Robert Defalco knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joe Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy Cole (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Drake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Defalco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Romano (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Jimmy Cole scores on a shot in the paint | 45-35 |
| 15:27 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Gary Crawford is blocked by Charles Gordon | 45-35 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Raymond Campbell pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Joe Johnson is fouled on the floor by Scott Lewis - foul #2 on Scott Lewis, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (PG), James Talbott (SG), Kenneth Woods (SF), Timothy Kramer (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Joe Johnson, Jimmy Cole, Charles Gordon, Raymond Campbell, Bruce Drake | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF), Karson Olson (C) Scott Lewis, Gary Crawford, Robert Defalco, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| 15:08 | Houston | Ricky Jones takes the ball from James Talbott | 45-35 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Ricky Jones misses the turnaround from the left block | 45-35 |
| 14:58 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen McGlamery | 45-35 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Karson Olson's pass is intercepted by Jerald Henderson | 45-35 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Kenneth Woods hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Collum | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 14:05 | Rice | Kenneth Woods steals it from Ricky Jones | 48-35 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Charles Collum drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Talbott | 50-35 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Karson Olson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-35 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Jerald Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Kenneth Woods misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Karson Olson grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Robert Jolliff clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Timothy Kramer snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Jerald Henderson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Johnson (PG), Jimmy Cole (SG), Charles Gordon (SF) Charles Collum, James Talbott, Kenneth Woods | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SG), Robert Defalco (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann, Ricky Jones, Stephen McGlamery, Karson Olson | |
| 12:56 | Rice | Robert Defalco is hacked by Jerald Henderson - foul #3 on Jerald Henderson, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Houston | James Lane (C) Jerald Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:33 | Rice | Robert Defalco dunks the ball on a nice dish by Scott Lewis | 50-37 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Charles Gordon makes the 3 from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Robert Defalco clanks a jumper from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 12:04 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Crawford | 53-37 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Gary Crawford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 11:49 | Rice | William Romano tips it in | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joe Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy Cole (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Kramer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Joe Johnson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-39 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Crawford | 53-41 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Joe Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Gordon | 56-41 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Gary Crawford scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Lewis and he's fouled by Jimmy Cole - foul #2 on Jimmy Cole, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Houston | James Talbott (SG), Kenneth Woods (SF), Raymond Campbell (PF), Bruce Drake (C) Jimmy Cole, Charles Gordon, Timothy Kramer, James Lane | |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Jones (SF) Robert Defalco | |
| 10:40 | Rice | Gary Crawford makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Joe Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Ricky Jones gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Scott Lewis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 10:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond Campbell | 56-44 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Scott Lewis steps in front of the Bruce Drake pass | 56-44 |
| 09:34 | Rice | William Romano lays it up and in | 56-46 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Joe Johnson drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 09:02 | Rice | William Romano knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Scott Lewis | 58-48 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Jeffrey Decker steals the ball from James Talbott | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 08:25 | Rice | Raymond Campbell steps in front of the Jeffrey Decker pass | 58-48 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Joe Johnson buries a shot from the right side and the foul's on Scott Lewis - foul #3 on Scott Lewis, team foul #2 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Cole (SG), Charles Gordon (SF), Timothy Kramer (PF) James Talbott, Kenneth Woods, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Robert Defalco (SF), Stephen McGlamery (C) Scott Lewis, Gary Crawford, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| 08:15 | Houston | Joe Johnson misses the free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery grabs the board | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 07:53 | Rice | Robert Defalco hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Timothy Kramer snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joe Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy Cole (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Kramer (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Drake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Jimmy Cole scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Michael Naumann is fouled on the floor by Timothy Kramer - foul #4 on Timothy Kramer, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (PG), Jerald Henderson (C) Joe Johnson, Bruce Drake | |
| Subs | Rice | Karson Olson (C) Ricky Jones | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Robert Jolliff connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Naumann | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 06:49 | Houston | Jimmy Cole misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Jerald Henderson misses the tip | 63-51 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Robert Jolliff loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Charles Gordon hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Collum | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 06:14 | Rice | Robert Jolliff buries a fadeaway from the left side | 65-53 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Charles Collum is wide open but clanks a jumper near the basket | 65-53 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Timothy Kramer grabs the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Jimmy Cole makes the floater from the left wing set up by Charles Collum | 67-53 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Johnson (PG), Bruce Drake (C) Charles Collum, Jerald Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SG), Jeffrey Decker (PF), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann, Stephen McGlamery, Karson Olson | |
| 05:30 | Rice | The jump hook by Gary Crawford is blocked by Bruce Drake | 67-53 |
| 05:28 | Rice | William Romano snags the offensive board | 67-53 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the jumper from the free throw line | 67-55 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Jimmy Cole evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Kramer | 70-55 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Kramer - foul #5 on Timothy Kramer, team foul #5 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Campbell (PF) Timothy Kramer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:54 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 04:35 | Houston | Joe Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-56 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Bruce Drake misses the tip | 70-56 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses the shot in the lane | 70-56 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Jimmy Cole grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Jimmy Cole is fouled on the floor by Scott Lewis - foul #4 on Scott Lewis, team foul #3 | 70-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joe Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy Cole (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Jimmy Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-56 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Gary Crawford pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Bruce Drake gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Joe Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-56 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Robert Defalco grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Joe Johnson picks off the pass by Scott Lewis in the backcourt | 70-56 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Joe Johnson lays it up and in | 72-56 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Bruce Drake blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Decker | 72-56 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Raymond Campbell pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Jimmy Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (PG), James Talbott (SG), Kenneth Woods (SF), James Lane (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Joe Johnson, Jimmy Cole, Charles Gordon, Raymond Campbell, Bruce Drake | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF), Karson Olson (C) Scott Lewis, Gary Crawford, Robert Defalco, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| 01:58 | Rice | James Lane is called for the reach on Stephen McGlamery - foul #1 on James Lane, team foul #6 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Campbell (PF) James Lane | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SG), Robert Defalco (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann, Ricky Jones, Stephen McGlamery, Karson Olson | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Lewis | 72-58 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Kenneth Woods misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Jerald Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Jerald Henderson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Crawford - foul #3 on Gary Crawford, team foul #4 | 72-58 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Jerald Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Jerald Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Gary Crawford loses the dribble to James Talbott | 74-58 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Kenneth Woods hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Talbott | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 76-58 |
| 00:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Collum | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Charles Collum is hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #5 on Scott Lewis, team foul #5 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG) Scott Lewis | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Charles Collum runs out the clock | 76-58 |